Culpeper County Unincorporated, Virginia · General provision
Article 11, Section 11-2-2.7
Extracted standards
3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Signage
- Residential name/address sign area3 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Small signs which identify the name and/or address of the occupant of a single family dwelling unit. Such signs shall be limited to one (1) per dwelling unit, shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area.
- Residential name/address sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4 ft
if freestanding shall not exceed four (4) feet in height
- Residential name/address sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.5 ft
shall not be located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.
From the ordinance
Small signs which identify the name and/or address of the occupant of a single family dwelling unit. Such signs shall be limited to one (1) per dwelling unit, shall not exceed three (3) square feet in area, may be either building-mounted or freestanding, and if freestanding shall not exceed four (4) feet in height and shall not be located closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.